Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War

“When Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, led the country to a military victory over Iran in June, both his allies and rivals portrayed it as his finest achievement. Flush with newfound confidence and authority, Mr. Netanyahu seemed finally to have gained the political capital he needed to override opposition from his far-right government allies to reach a truce in Gaza,” the New York Times reports.

“Six weeks later, the prime minister has squandered that moment.“